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instruments. This clock is one of Rittenhouse's earlier works, and 

 it is probably the product of his own hands. Several other outstand- 

 ing clocks were also obtained, including one by Gideon Eoberts, who 

 introduced mass-produced wooden clocks. 



Among the accessions in medical sciences is a significant collection 

 of dental instruments, received from the S. S. White Dental Manu- 

 facturing Company. The New England Hospital for Women and 

 Children Nurses Alumnae Association donated an early uniform worn 

 by Linda Eichards and other personal memorabilia, including a 

 Tolles microscope. Miss Richards was the first woman to receive a 

 diploma from any American training school for nurses. A number 

 of medals, diplomas, and other memorabilia have been received from 

 the estate of Abraham Flexner, in accordance with his bequest. 



Arts and manufactures. — A significant acquisition in the division 

 of textiles is a collection of over 100 19th-century sewing machines 

 presented by the Singer Manufacturing Company, through Bogart F. 

 Thompson. Added to the fine group already accumulated, these give 

 the Museum the world's leading historical collection of sewing ma- 

 chines. An outstanding collection of over 200 sewing birds, hemming 

 clamps, and related needlework accessories was donated by Miss 

 Mabel Whiteley. Of special interest also is the receipt of a collection 

 of lace and embroidery from Mrs. Herbert Arthur May. The laces 

 include examples of Chantilly, Brussels, Maltese, and Venetian 

 needlepoint. 



Several interesting items were acquired by the division of ceramics 

 and glass. A rare Castleford urn with painted decorations was pre- 

 sented by Mrs. George H. Myers. Mrs. William A. Sutherland do- 

 nated 28 pieces of porcelain, including an English Lowestoft teapot, 

 a CMna trade porcelain fruit basket, Sevres tea set, and a Liverpool 

 coffee pot, all of the 18th century. R. Wliornton Wilson gave a 

 unique piece of Americana, consisting of an Oriental Lowestoft cider 

 jug and cover, with painted decorations including the inscription 

 "Jefferson and Liberty," surmounted by an American eagle and 17 

 stars. 



A fine group of chiaroscuro woodcuts was acquired by the division 

 of graphic arts. The group included two examples by the important 

 early 16th-century pioneer, Antonio da Trento, St. Matthew and The 

 Martyrdom of St, Paul and St. Peter; The Descent f7'om the Cross, 

 by Ugo da Carpi, foimder of the chiaroscuro process in Italy; work 

 by the most important 17th-century practitioners include Aeneas Car- 

 rying Anchises by Ludolph Businck; Death of Lu^cretia by Paulus 

 Moreelse; and Sibyll with Boohs and Virgin toith Jesus and John by 

 Bartolomeo Coriolano. The 18th century is represented by John 

 Baptist Jackson's Pieta and the outline block for his The Virgin in 

 the Clouds and Six Saints. A Lechrorae National Photocolor One- 



